In the January 5, 2011 issue

The Amazing Mazie and Butterscotch

Photo by Sue Phillips

   Feature Writer Sue Phillips brings us the heartwarming story of a plush horse, a little girl named Maizie Chapin and generosity going full circle. See it in today's paper.

Man found with gunshot wound

    A 27-year-old Friday Harbor man was found near Snee Oosh beach at about 4:40 a.m. on Monday suffering from a bullet wound. 

    The man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment of a gunshot wound to the torso. Authorities have not released his name and there are no suspects so far.

Emergency Radios

     La Conner Town Hall is now an Emergency Operations Center, with a new bank of emergency radios that will keep the town's communications running in the event of a disaster or other crisis. La Conner is now one of 25 communication base stations in a five-county area. The town is equipped with three public safety radios and one ham radio.

    Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., ham radio volunteers check all the radios in the area to make sure communications are working properly. This week, Barrie Arnett and Loren Wohlgemuth checked the town's radio.

 Photo by Bill Stokes

 From the Police Blotter:

5:44 p.m.: Hit and run – A resident of Myrtle Street in La Conner returned home from a trip to Costco in Burlington then requested that a deputy come to their home to take a report of a hit and run that had occurred 45 minutes earlier in the Costco parking lot.

Pick up the paper at the gas station, drug store, liquor store, produce market,  book store and in news stands all over town.

Weekly La Conner High Sports capsule, Jan. 5, 2010

Braves Raves

By Amylynn Richards 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

The girls’ team had a down-to-the-wire 48-47 win over the 1A League Coupeville Wolves 48-47 on Tuesday, Dec. 28.

“We came out sluggish and were down 18-23 at halftime,” Coach Marla Quesnell reports, but by the third quarter, “we starting toughing up and going to the ball, but watched ourselves go further in the hole.”

The Braves are known for never giving up when the chips are down, and in the final quarter of the game, the Braves outscored the Wolves 21-10 points, and were down just one point with only five seconds left in the game.

“It was a crazy way to win,” Coach Quesnell said. The other team called a timeout, and the Braves used the time to regroup and plan the final play of the game. Priscilla Ponce-Venegas attempted a long three-point shot with only two seconds to spare, but was fouled by “two or three players,” Quesnell said. The official called a shooting foul. Ponce-Venegas shot two points from the free-throw line with no time left on the clock.

Team highlights: Priscilla Ponce-Venegas, 19 points; Nikki Finley, 11 points; Kelley McClung, 5 points; and Alyssa McCormick, 5 points. 

The girls take on the Darrington Loggers, at home on Friday, Jan. 7 at 6 p.m.

 BOYS BASKETBALL

The boys’ team went to Coupeville on Tuesday, Dec. 28, beating the 1A league Wolves 65-47.   Coach Scott Novak reports that the game was close in the first half. “We were able to pull away in the middle of the third quarter because of our pressure defense in our full court press.”

Team highlights: Landy James, 20 points; Garrett Wilbur, 12 points; Spencer Novak, 9 points; DJ Carr, 10 rebounds; Kyle McKnight, 5 assists and 4 steals. 

Up next for the Braves is a home game against Darrington on Friday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The Braves are 5-2 overall, 2-0 in League, and Darrington is 3-5 overall, and also 2-0 in league.

WRESTLING

The Thursday, Dec. 30 wrestling match between the Braves and the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes got pinned – by the weather.

The match was called off by the Hurricanes because of icy driving conditions.

The wrestling team takes on Darrington and Concrete for a double-duel on Friday, Jan. 7 in Darrington, then to Everett on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Everett Classic.